Uttar Pradesh chief minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath launched an anti-graft portal as his government completed its first year in office on Monday. Yogi also declared that his government will soon hire four lakh people in various government departments.

Two more apologies came in from Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday, securing acquittals for him in defamation cases filed by Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Congress leader Kapil Sibal's son Amit Sibal.

Veerashaiva followers clashed with members of the electorally influential Lingayat community Monday in a district in northern Karnataka, as Chief Minister Siddaramiah's government prepares to recommend religious status for Lingayats to the Narendra Modi government.

Committee on Estimates is a panel made up of Lok Sabha members, set up to review the working of various ministries, in this case the Ministry of Home Affairs. The panel expressed its concern for BSF jawans after reports of the poor quality of food served to BSF personnel went viral on social media.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah's government will recommend to the Centre that the Lingayats, an electorally influential community in the poll-bound state, should be recognised as a separate religious group.